Conciliation negotiations between members of the University of Cape Town Employees' Union and management ended in deadlock on Thursday. | GroundUp_News
Negotiations between the University of Cape Town management and its largest union deadlocked on Thursday in a case before the CCMA.At issue is the termination of the bargaining agreement between UCT and the union.
It represents a wide range of earners and includes administrative workers, technical officers, as well as managers and executive directors. It is in effect the union for non-academic staff responsible for administration, technical work, and management. "This action by UCT, seeks to nullify the collective strength of staff to negotiate fair and reasonable pay increases and benefits," it read.The union's Samuel Chetty told GroundUp the university left them with no option but to go to the CCMA after management failed to negotiate with them.
In addition to the two matters lodged at the CCMA this month, the union also had several cases before the CCMA in 2022."The issue is that management has frustrated every effort the employees' union has made for proposals and thwarted every proposal for negotiation in … labour matters," he said.Technical inspectors had asked for overtime pay and compensation for using their vehicles for work at the university.
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